'Tabloid' first aid kit used on Alcock and Brown's first transatlantic non-stop flight
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Tabloid first aid kit used by Alcock and Brown
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Tabloid first aid kit used by Alcock and Brown, on their first transatlantic non-stop flight, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1919
This first aid kit was used on the first non-stop transatlantic flight on 14-15 June 1919 by Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948) and Sir John William Alcock (1892-1919). Alcock and Brown completed the treacherous crossing in 16 hours 27 minutes. The flight was a matter of national prestige. The men shared the £10,000 prize from the Daily Mail, which had been set up to encourage British aviation.
The kit contained bandages, dressings, cotton wool, court plaster, and drugs for pain relief, upset stomachs and nausea, and antiseptics. It also contained carron oil made from linseed oil and lime water for burns and scalds, which were among the most likely injuries on an aircraft full of hot metal; in fact the tube is half empty.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A700023
- Measurements:
-
overall: 50 mm x 192 mm x 110 mm, 0.69 kg
- type:
- first aid kit
- credit:
- On loan from the Wellcome Trust
Parts
Metal case containing glass tubes from 'Tabloid' first aid kit
Metal case containing six glass tubes (pts 3-8) for tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co. , English
- Materials:
- case, steel
- Object Number:
- A700023 Pt2
- type:
- pocket dispensaries
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Tube of bismuth salicylate tablets
Glass tube of bismuth salicylate tablets with cork bung, by Burroughs Wellcome, English, ( in part 2)
- Materials:
- tube, glass and contents, tablets, white
- Object Number:
- A700023 Pt3
- type:
- tubes
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Tube for phenacetin compound tablets
Empty glass tube for phenacetin compound tablets with cork bung, by Burroughs Wellcome, English, (in part 2)
- Materials:
- tube, glass
- Object Number:
- A700023 Pt6
- type:
- tubes
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Roll of court plasters from 'Tabloid' first aid kit
Glass tube containing roll of court plaster, with cork bung
- Materials:
- tube, glass
- Object Number:
- A700023 Pt9
- type:
- tubes
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bandage from 'Tabloid' first aid kit
Packet containing triangular bandage, by Burroughs Wellcome, English
- Materials:
- packet, paper and bandage, cotton
- Object Number:
- A700023 Pt10
- type:
- packets
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Cotton pieces from 'Tabloid' first aid kit
Packet containing two pieces of absorbent cotton, by Burroughs Wellcome, English
- Materials:
- packet, paper and contents, cotton
- Object Number:
- A700023 Pt11
- type:
- packets
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bandage from 'Tabloid' first aid kit
Packet containing pleated compressed bandage, from 'Tabloid' first aid kit used by Alcock and Brown on their first transatlantic non-stop flight.
- Materials:
- as part 10
- Object Number:
- A700023 Pt12
- type:
- packets
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pocket dispensary from 'Tabloid' first aid kit
Metal pocket dispensary for carron oil, castor oil, protective skin, waterproof jacket ( only carron oil left) by Burroughs Wellcome, English
- Materials:
- case, steel
- Object Number:
- A700023 Pt13
- type:
- pocket dispensaries
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Tube of carron oil from 'Tabloid' first aid kit
Tube of carron oil, by Burroughs Wellcome, English, (in part 13)
- Materials:
- tube, metal
- Object Number:
- A700023 Pt14
- type:
- carron oils
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Safety pins from 'Tabloid' first aid kit
Four safety pins from 'Tabloid' first aid kit, used on Alcock and Brown's first transatlantic non-stop flight.
- Materials:
- steel
- Object Number:
- A700023 Pt15
- type:
- safety pins
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Case for 'Tabloid' first aid kit used by Alcock and Brown
Case for Tabloid first aid kit used by Alcock and Brown, on their first transatlantic non-stop flight, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1919
- Materials:
- steel (metal) and paint
- Object Number:
- A700023 Pt17
- type:
- cases
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
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